Selects: The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti

In December 1900 three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from a deserted island in Scotland. To this day no one knows exactly what happened to them. Find out all about this strange situation in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Private equity is a business operation where companies are bought and run at their leanest to maximize returns for a handful of investors. It can be a lifeline for a flailing company or run it into the ground. Either way, PE firms make out like bandits.See omnystudio.com/listener ... Show More

Why aren't there lemurs in Africa? That question created a whole theory about a lost continent. Turns out it's not true.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

When Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with murder, the Italian-born anarchists didn't receive a fair trial because of their political views and foreign birth. Learn more about the trial -- and its repercussions -- in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com. Learn more about your ad-ch ... Show More

Upon discovering the discarded skeletal remains of two John Does in a long-forgotten box at the back of his new office, Coroner Scott McCord makes it his business to uncover the identities of the remains, who he dubs “Adam and Brad.” They are both victims of the notorious midwest ... Show More

This episode picks up at the trial of the two Burmese migrant workers who have been charged in the murders of David Miller and Hannah Witheridge. Three judges announce the verdict on Christmas Eve 2015, and we look into events that led to that point as well as what's going on tod ... Show More

Introducing Frank Carson, Stanislaus County’s most controversial defense attorney, famous for his high-profile courtroom victories and take-no-prisoners style. A longtime nemesis of local law enforcement, he is representing homicide defendants in the very courthouse where he is o ... Show More

Today was the public access hearing in the case against Richard M. Allen, the man who has been charged with the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams. In this episode, we will talk about the prosecution's assertion that more "actors" could be involved in the murders, the ... Show More

Alex Campbell shares the story about how he came across the read-headed murders and how his class became involved in solving the chilling murder case that loomed over their town.    Follow us on Instagram @kt_studiosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Was Pablo Ibar the man who showed his face to a security camera during the murders of Butch, Sharon and Marie? Police think so and begin to gather a case against him. Meanwhile, their search for the second killer surfaces two names — Alex Hernandez and Seth Penalver. But as prose ... Show More

Who had the motive? We explore the three groups who had both motive and means to assassinate Kennedy: the Mafia, the Cuban Exiles, and the intelligence community. And we uncover the unexpected ways they were working together. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.